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Mannar

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Man·nar  (m-när), Gulf of
An inlet of the Indian Ocean between southern India and Sri Lanka. It has important pearl fisheries.

Mannar [məˈnɑː]
n
(Placename) Gulf of. the part of the Indian Ocean between SE India and the island of Sri Lanka: pearl fishing


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Nablus / PNN - At a loss for words, the family of released prisoner Mannar Jabareen cried with joy as they welcomed her back to the Haifa-area city of Umm Al Fahm.
About 400 people returned yesterday to a village in the Mannar district, which was for a long time the front line between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Dredging for the project began in 2005 and the channel -- 12 metres deep, 300 metres wide and almost 90 km long -- will cut through the Ram Sethu bridge and link the Palk Bay with the Gulf of Mannar.
 
 
 
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